Fatou Kanteh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fatoumata Kanteh | ||
Birth name | Fatoumata Kanteh i Cham[a][1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 July 1997||
Place of birth | Banyoles, Spain[3] | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder,[3] forward[2][5] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Porqueres | ||
2018–2019 | Logroño B | ||
2018–2019 | Logroño | 17 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Sporting Huelva | 80 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Villarreal | 58 | (6) |
2024– | Sevilla | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Gambia | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2022 |
Fatoumata Kanteh (born 8 May 1997), also known as Fatou, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Liga F club Sevilla. Born in Spain, she represents The Gambia at international level. She also plays for the unaffiliated Catalonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Kanteh has played for UE Porqueres, EdF Logroño and Sporting Huelva in Spain. She appeared in the professional 2021–22 Primera División for the latter.[1]
International career
[edit]Born in Spain, Kanteh is of Gambian and Senegalese descent.[6] On 25 October 2021, she made her senior debut for Gambia. On 9 February 2022, she was called up by Gambia for the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (second round).[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Kanteh and the second or maternal family name is Cham; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Primera Iberdrola – Sporting de Huelva 0 - 3 At. Madrid". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). 26 September 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Fatou". Royal Spanish Football Federation (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Plantilla 21/22". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "FATOUMATA KANTEH CHAM". Sporting de Huelva (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Fatou Kanteh". BDFutbol. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Kanteh y Gambia: del esperpéntico debut al proyecto solidario que le une con sus raíces". 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Gambia Women's National Team Coach Upbeat Ahead of Cameroon Encounter". Gambia Football Federation. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Fatou Kanteh on Instagram
- "FATOU: Fatoumata Kanteh Cham". Txapeldunak (in Spanish).
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